annular eclipse

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annular eclipse

A solar eclipse in which the moon covers all but a bright ring around the circumference of the sun.

annular eclipse

(Astronomy) an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon Compare total eclipse, partial eclipse

annular eclipse

See under eclipse.

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annular eclipse - only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen

solar eclipse - the moon interrupts light from the sun

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